You're currently viewing:
Latin America
![](https://alliancemagazine-1d0ab.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/African-feminism--648x271.jpg)
Investing in Black feminist worlds: The power of intergenerational convening spaces
In February, close to 400 visionary Black feminists from around the globe gathered in Barbados for the 2024 Black Feminisms Forum. An undertaking of the Black Feminist Fund and a multigenerational curatorial team, this dynamic …
![](https://alliancemagazine-1d0ab.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Favela-648x271.jpg)
Empowered favelas: Empowering community leaders to transform lives
At the heart of the Brazilian favelas, where determination and resilience are the local currency, hard-working social projects and community leaders commit their lives to building a better future for the children, young people, women, …
![](https://alliancemagazine-1d0ab.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Philanthropy-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean-648x271.jpg)
Latin American Rockefeller fellowship to develop climate solutions
The first cohort of Latin American leaders offering solutions to the climate crisis from across have been selected, as part of the Rockefeller Foundation’s ‘Big Bets Climate Fellows’ programme. The fellowship is dedicated towards …
Book review: Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South
Reimagining Philanthropy in the Global South is a bit like the arrival of a letter you knew must be on its way, but took a long time to get there. The editors have put together …
Brazil’s local, Indigenous organisations face uphill battle for legal recognition
Brazil’s Indigenous-run, locally led organisations face an uphill battle for legal recognition. A report published by the Casa Fund, one of Brazil’s most preeminent grant makers with a focus on indigenous peoples, climate and social …
Welcome to the June 2024 issue of Alliance
Like motherhood and apple pie, who would not be in favour of pursuing the common good? But what exactly is the common good? And do those of us working in philanthropy have a special responsibility …
Monte de Piedad’s Alejandra Angarita Chahín on Mexico’s social purpose pawnbroker
The idea of a social purpose pawnbroker might seem odd, but it has a long history in Mexico’s Nacional Monte de Piedad. Social Investment director Alejandra Angarita Chahín explains to Andrew Milner how it works. …
Rethinking democracy in a digital age
The election of Javier Milei in Argentina suggests the need for philanthropy to shed its traditional political reticence In the shadow of Argentina’s 2023 elections, a fascinating narrative unfolded, not of political victories or defeats …